Ranged/Training

This article is a strategy guide for Ranged.

Information on equipment, mechanics and strategies are on this page.

Introduction

Same as Melee, you should be doing the highest XP/hr monster with the highest possible gear. Due to the slower attack speed and the relative difficulty of

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Fletching large amounts of bolts, you shouldn't use crossbows until you have the Dragon Crossbow or better.

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Ranged has a lot of options to do great damage, particularly to

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Magic enemies that may be very difficult to beat with Melee. For Ranged, use

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Crafting to obtain the highest level Armor, and

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Fletching to obtain the highest level Weapons and Ammo.

Crafted Armour can be upgraded () once from the Bank, using more of the raw Dragonhide. Upgrading Ranged armor is always recommended once it's available.
This Armour does not get any Damage Reduction until upgraded to its (U) variant, much like Melee Armour.

Ranged has three different Attack styles,

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Accurate,

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Rapid, and

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Longrange:

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  Accurate increases your Hidden Ranged level which causes each attack to be more accurate and deal more damage.
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  Rapid lowers the attack interval of the weapon by 0.4 seconds, making each attack significantly faster
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  Longrange increases your Hidden Ranged Level by less than Accurate, while also giving Hidden Defence Levels and evenly splitting the amount of XP earned between
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  Ranged and
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  Defence.

In general,

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Accurate is more effective at low levels, while

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Rapid is more effective at higher levels. The cutoff is approximately level 40.

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Longrange should likely be used before this cutoff to also get an amount of

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Defence XP!

Ranged has several different Weapon types to choose from, each with their own benefits and drawbacks:

Weapon	Details	Ammo	Notes
Shortbow	Fast-ish, weaker	Arrows	Not great.
Longbow	More accurate, more damage	Arrows	Arrows are cheap and easy to mass produce.
Crossbow	Slow with high damage	Bolts	Bolts are valuable and difficult to make.
Throwing Knives	Extremely fast with low damage and accuracy	-	Does not require Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fletching.
Javelins	Fast with high damage and low accuracy	-	Javelins are worth a lot of GP when sold

For the earliest parts of the game, it is recommended to stick with Longbows, since Arrows are the most plentiful ammo source. Javelins are more powerful than bows, and can be used if you want to powerlevel a bit, but the effort it takes to make enough for each level bracket is more than the effort required to just use arrows. Additionally, Ice Arrows are equivalent to Rune Arrows while not having a level requirement, and so can be used from

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Ranged level 1. If you can comfortably fight Frozen Archer with your

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Melee setup, these can carry you through training ranged without even looking at

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Fletching

Important Notes on This Guide, Please Read

• This Guide does not include any Potions, Pets.
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  Agility or
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  Astrology unless specifically mentioned in the section.
• Each section is to the next Gear Set, sections can be skipped. In this case ETA until the next section will need to be re-calculated.
  • The Experience Table can be used to reference how much XP is needed.
• Items with (Optional) next to them are recommended, but not required for survival. If not owned these items can be skipped, they will however impact the XP /h gained.
  • Items with the (Optional) tag next to them are still recommended to be obtained.
• Gems and Points of Interest are recommended if Atlas of Discovery Expansion is owned, they are not required.
• Rough estimates for Food consumed /h are listed in Lemonade which heals for 1
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  Health. Simply divide the Food Consumed /h numbers by how much the used Food heals for.
• Each section assumes at least
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  Auto Eat - Tier I has been unlocked.
• Lesser Summoning Amulet is the best in slot Amulet for all sections. This requires some low level Barrier Combat and is included in the Atlas of Discovery Expansion.
• Lower Tier Arrows can be used at any stage, it will only impact the XP/kills per hour but will not impact which Monster should be fought.

Leveling

Level 1 to 5

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  Hitpoints Level 10
• Total required experience for Level 5: 388
• Attack Style:
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  Accurate

Slot	Item
	Leather Cowl
	Leather Body
	Leather Chaps
	Leather Boots
	Leather Vambraces
	Silver Emerald Ring (Optional)
	Normal Longbow
	Iron Arrows

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier I	Cow	5,570	4,800	5m
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Cow	4,200	4,800	5m
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Level 5 to 20

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  Hitpoints Level 12
• Total required experience for Level 20: 4,470
• Attack Style:
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  Accurate

Slot	Item
	Leather Cowl
	Leather Body
	Leather Chaps
	Leather Boots
	Leather Vambraces
	Silver Emerald Ring (Optional)
	Oak Longbow
	Steel Arrows

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier I	Cow	3,200	6,100	40m
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Skeleton	13,000	8,100	30m
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Level 20 to 30

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  Hitpoints Level 17
• Total required experience for Level 30: 13,363
• Attack Style:
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  Rapid

Slot	Item
	Hard Leather Cowl
	Hard Leather Body
	Hard Leather Chaps
	Hard Leather Boots
	Hard Leather Vambraces
	Silver Emerald Ring (Optional)
	Willow Shortbow
	Mithril Arrows

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier I	Tentacle	7,750	12,500	43m
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Bandit Trainee	12,050	13,000	41m
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Level 30 to 40

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  Hitpoints Level 25
• Total required experience for Level 40: 37,224
• Attack Style:
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  Rapid

• Prayers:
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  Hawk Eye &
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  Sharp Eye

Slot	Item
	Hard Leather Cowl
	Hard Leather Body
	Hard Leather Chaps
	Hard Leather Boots
	Hard Leather Vambraces
	Silver Emerald Ring (Optional)
	Maple Shortbow
	Adamant Arrows

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier I	Bandit Trainee	7,330	20,000	1h11m
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Frozen Archer	7,750	24,250	59m
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Bandit	32,330	25,000	41m

Level 40 to 50

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  Hitpoints Level 33
• Total required experience for Level 50: 101,333
• Attack Style:
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  Rapid

At this stage it's recommended to farm out

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Frozen Cove for Ice Boots and Ice Helmet and Ice Shortbow a guide for this dungeon can be found here.
As an alternative for crafting D-Hide Equipment, they can be obtained from

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Spider Forest.

• Prayers:
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  Hawk Eye &
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  Sharp Eye

Slot	Item
	Ice Helmet
	(U) Green D-hide Body
	(U) Green D-hide Chaps
	Ice Boots
	(U) Green D-hide Vambraces
	Amulet of Ranged (Optional)
	Silver Emerald Ring (Optional)
	Ice Shortbow
	Rune Arrows

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier I	Bandit Trainee	1,450	29,500	2h10m
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Wizard	21,500	37,750	1h42m
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Wizard	16,750	37,750	1h42m

Level 50 to 60

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  Hitpoints Level 42
• Total required experience for Level 60: 273,742
• Attack Style:
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  Rapid

• Prayers:
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  Hawk Eye &
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  Sharp Eye

Slot	Item
	Ice Helmet
	(U) Blue D-hide Body
	(U) Blue D-hide Chaps
	Ice Boots
	(U) Blue D-hide Vambraces
	Amulet of Ranged (Optional)
	Silver Emerald Ring (Optional)
	Ice Shortbow
	Rune Arrows

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier I	Bandit	14,150	43,500	3h57m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Elerine Archer	16,750	44,000	3h57m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Master Wizard	16,750	52,500	3h17m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Easy Slayer Task	6,350	30,500	5h39m	8,250	7,500
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Normal Slayer Task	6,350	38,000	4h30m	12,000	9,500

Level 60 to 70

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  Hitpoints Level 52
• Total required experience for Level 70: 737,627
• Attack Style:
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  Rapid

• Slayer's Crossbow should be used for Slayer tasks. It has the same stats as Dragon Crossbow outside Slayer Tasks.
• Pure Crystal Crossbow is much better at
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  Ranged Level 60 and even than the Level 70 Weapons. But requires very high non-combat Skill levels. (
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  Level 80,
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  Level 85,
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  Level 85,
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  Level 90,
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  Level 90,
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  Level 95,
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  Level 98)

• Prayers:
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  Eagle Eye &
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  Sharp Vision

Slot	Item
	Ice Helmet
	(U) Red D-hide Body
	(U) Red D-hide Chaps
	Ice Boots
	(U) Red D-hide Vambraces
	Elite Amulet of Ranged
	Dragon Crossbow
	Red D-hide Shield
	Emerald Bolts

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Dark Wizard	56,000	71,000	6h30m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Dark Wizard	45,000	71,000	6h30m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Easy Slayer Task	1,000	38,000	12h12m	10,000	9,500
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Normal Slayer Task	22,500	56,000	8h17m	18,000	14,000

Level 70 to 85

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  Hitpoints Level 64
• Total required experience for Level 85: 3,258,594
• Attack Style:
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  Rapid

• Prayers:
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  Eagle Eye &
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  Sharp Vision

Slot	Item
	Ice Helmet
	(U) Black D-hide Body
	(U) Black D-hide Chaps
	Ice Boots
	(U) Black D-hide Vambraces
	Elite Amulet of Ranged
	Silver Emerald Ring (Optional)
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	(U) Black D-hide Shield
	Emerald Bolts

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Seething Horned Elite	42,000	113,000	22h18m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Seething Horned Elite	33,500	113,000	22h18m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Easy Slayer Task	370	44,000	57h18m	12,000	11,000
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Normal Slayer Task	12,000	72,500	34h45m	23,000	18,000
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Hard Slayer Task	40,000	85,000	29h40m	28,000	21,000

Level 85 to 99 Without Stormsnap

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  Hitpoints Level 75
• Total required experience for Level 99: 13,034,431
• Attack Style:
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  Rapid

At

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Ranged Level 90 if Atlas of Discovery Expansion is owned. Engulfing Vortex Longbow is much much better than anything in the Base Game and can be used to up Level 120 in the Throne of the Herald Expansion. This however requires some serious Barrier combat.

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  Prayer Level 87: Switch
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  Eagle Eye to
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  Rigour
• At
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  Prayer Level 95: Switch
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  Sharp Vision to
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  Battleheart

• Prayers:
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  Sharp Vision &
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  Eagle Eye

Slot	Item
	Aeris God Helmet
	Aeris God Platebody
	Aeris God Platelegs
	Aeris God Boots
	Aeris God Gloves
	Elite Amulet of Ranged
	Deadeye Ring (Optional)
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	Scaled Shield
	Diamond Bolts

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Seething Horned Elite	12,500	155,500	62h52m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Seething Horned Elite	10,300	155,500	62h52m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Normal Slayer Task	5,850	92,500	105h42m	29,500	23,000
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Hard Slayer Task	23,500	115,000	85h	38,500	29,000
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Elite Slayer Task	43,500	125,000	78h12m	47,500	31,500

Level 85 to 99 With Stormsnap

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  Hitpoints Level 75
• Total required experience for Level 99: 13,034,431
• Attack Style:
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  Rapid

At

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Ranged Level 90 if Atlas of Discovery Expansion is owned. Engulfing Vortex Longbow is much much better than anything in the Base Game and can be used to up Level 120 in the Throne of the Herald Expansion. This however requires some serious Barrier combat.

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  Prayer Level 87: Switch
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  Eagle Eye to
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  Rigour
• At
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  Prayer Level 95: Switch
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  Sharp Vision to
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  Battleheart

• Prayers:
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  Sharp Vision &
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  Eagle Eye

Slot	Item
	Aeris God Helmet
	Aeris God Platebody
	Aeris God Platelegs
	Aeris God Boots
	Aeris God Gloves
	Elite Amulet of Ranged
	Deadeye Ring (Optional)
	Stormsnap
	Scaled Shield
	Ancient Arrows

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Seething Horned Elite	20,700	181,500	53h52m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Seething Horned Elite	17,100	181,500	53h52m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Normal Slayer Task	5,150	100,500	97h15m	32,000	25,000
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Hard Slayer Task	23,500	132,500	73h47m	44,000	33,000
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Elite Slayer Task	58,500	150,000	65h10m	56,500	37,500

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